2. Click on any topics that might interest you and begin learning about the topic
3. Make a list of questions you might like to ask about your topic.
4. How can you create an argumentative research paper from this topic?
5 Read, “ Choosing a Topic” at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/03/
6. Click on “Where do I begin” at the bottom of the page and read this information.
7. Choose your topic and conference with me for approval. Make sure you have me sign and date your Requirements sheet.
8. Create a page on your Wikispace called Research Topic-
9. Begin by brainstorming everything you know or want to know about your topic and where you will begin your search.
B. Research/Overview
1. Go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/552/01/
2. Read this page and click on items 1-4 on the bottom of the page
3. Write a 3-5 sentence summary on each topic.
4. Post this on your Wikispace on a page you create titled-Research
Research Overview Suggestions go to Go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/552/01/
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1) Choosing the subject - topic that interests you
2) Developing your thesis - opinion about the subject
3) Preliminary reading - background
*encyclopedia
*specialized reference works (see list on pages 462-463 of textbook)
4) Preliminary outline - major divisions of paper
5) Working bibliography - list of possible sources
Finding Sources:
1) Computerized card catalog - books
2) Periodical index - magazines and journals
For example: The Readers' Guide
3) Newspaper index - newspapers
For example: New York Times Index
4) Electronic search - database
For example: ERIC, MLAIB, etc.
Finding your topic
1. Go to my wikispace and click on Research Paper- Finding a Topic or go to
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm
2. Click on any topics that might interest you and begin learning about the topic
3. Make a list of questions you might like to ask about your topic.
4. How can you create an argumentative research paper from this topic?
5 Read, “ Choosing a Topic” at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/03/
6. Click on “Where do I begin” at the bottom of the page and read this information.
7. Choose your topic and conference with me for approval. Make sure you have me sign and date your Requirements sheet.
8. Create a page on your Wikispace called Research Topic-
9. Begin by brainstorming everything you know or want to know about your topic and where you will begin your search.
B. Research/Overview
1. Go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/552/01/
2. Read this page and click on items 1-4 on the bottom of the page
3. Write a 3-5 sentence summary on each topic.
4. Post this on your Wikispace on a page you create titled-Research